Meet the AFC Baseline Team

Aisling Ryan - abbott - FNP

Aisling is a family nurse practitioner (FNP) with a background in urgent care and family primary care. She graduated from UMass Medical School, Graduate School of Nursing, in Worcester, MA. She started her nursing career as a cardiac med-surg nurse in southern New Hampshire. She completed her Doctorate in Nursing Practice in 2022 while working as an NP in urgent care and family primary care settings in MA and Colorado.

Aisling is originally from Millis, MA. She worked and lived in the Boston area before making her way out to Colorado for her husband’s medical residency. Aisling loves singing, making furniture, skiing, and hiking with her husband and two dogs, Roo and Goose. Aisling loves working at AFC because of the incredible support and positive energy at the clinic. She loves her coworkers and providing compassionate care to her patients.

Rainer Linnemeyer - FNP

Rainer is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 12 years of healthcare experience. Before urgent care, Rainer worked as a critical care nurse in a variety of settings including ER, flight nursing, and critical care transport.

Rainer joined AFC in 2019. In his role as a Medical Director, he is responsible for overseeing the practice's clinical operations and ensuring that the patients receive high- quality care. He also enjoys working with patients on their individualized treatment plans, and is committed to patient education and shared decision making.

When he's not at the clinic, Rainer is working on his farm. He's an avid gardener, committed to sustainable and organic practices, and if the season's right, you might catch him jet-setting off to Africa to visit his wife's family with her and his 4 kids.

Jordin Simmons - Clinic Administrator

Jordin was lucky enough to grow up in Louisville. While growing up here, she swam on the Varsity Swim Team for Monarch High School, and she loves to continue to support our local high school sports and activities. Jordin started with AFC Urgent Care Louisville in 2019 and has enjoyed learning the ins and outs of health care. Where she has worked her way up to Clinic Administrator. While she isn’t at one of our clinics, she takes pleasure in the outdoors, with photography, kayaking, and spending time with friends and family. Jordin looks forward to continuing to grow with such an amazing company while providing exceptional and outstanding patient care in our community!

Bree Cain - Director Of Operations B.S.,R.T. (R)(ARRT)

Bree started her career in the healthcare field in 2013 with an Associate's degree as a Radiologic Technologist, working in several settings including Hospital Emergency Room, Orthopedics and Urgent Care. Her drive for a career in the healthcare field was inspired by her Mom; and the companionate difference that Bree knew she could have on every patient she cared for. While working full-time, Bree furthered her career path by obtaining her Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration in 2017. This above experience prepared her for what she considers her most exciting journey in her career thus far, with Boulder County Colorado’s AFC Urgent Cares.

Bree was hired on as the Center Administrator to open the Amacker family’s first Boulder County location in the fall of 2019. In 2024, the Amacker’s now have 4 locations open and Bree has moved into the role of Director of Operations over all four clinics. She couldn't be happier to be supporting her staff and the greater Boulder County community through these clinics.

Bree loves working for AFC Urgent Care because of the great culture and family environment, as well as the ability to make a difference every day in not only her staff's workday, but for the patients that choose AFC for their care.

Bree is a Colorado native and a proud wife and mother to her 13-year-old son. They enjoy all of the outdoor activities that Colorado has to offer and can often be found skiing, paddle boarding or Hiking with their dogs. Bree also enjoys attending and volunteering at her local church.

Thomas Dickey - PA

Tom has been a Physician Associate for 29 years, practicing in the ER, urgent care departments, and orthopedics. Before that he was an international mountain guide, taking clients climbing in the Alps, Andes, Himalayan mountains, and around the US. He also lived in Switzerland restoring antique furniture. He has traveled and climbed in every continent except Antarctica.

Still climbing and hiking with his wife and friends in Colorado and the west, also around the world when possible.

He loves taking care of his goats and chickens and sitting in his back yard/ pasture watching them cavort. He enjoys taking his daughter climbing on glaciated peaks and attempting to keep up with her when they ski or snowboard.

He loves the team at AFC- they are caring and professional, and there is a great feeling of cooperation and respect- for the coworkers and the patients

Michelle Amacker - OWNER , FNP

Michelle Amacker has been in the healthcare field since 2006. She received her Nurse Practitioner Certification after obtaining her Masters of Science in Nursing from University of Memphis in 2012. Michelle has always had an entrepreneurial spirit and dreamed of being a pediatrician as a child. Even from a young age she wanted to make the patient experience exceptional, planning to have an ice cream machine in her lobby as her mother always took her out for ice cream after receiving a shot.

Michelle's first experience with AFC Urgent Care was working in a clinic in Denver as a Nurse Practitioner. She had worked at a few other urgent cares around town, but when she began her job at AFC Urgent Care she could immediately tell the difference that was provided in the patient experience. When she found out AFC was a franchise, she decided to follow her dream of owning a practice and opened her first location in Louisville in 2019. Michelle currently owns and operates 4 AFC Urgent Care clinics in Boulder county: Louisville, Boulder, Baseline, and Longmont.

Michelle's favorite thing about operating a business in Boulder county is pouring into her employees and seeing them succeed, as well as creating a culture in which they truly love their job! She knows that when the employees are fulfilled and feel appreciated, that naturally translates into great patient care.

Michelle is married to her husband George and they have a 5-year-old daughter, a 2-year-old son, and another daughter on the way due in March 2024. In her free time, Michelle loves to travel, explore different and new restaurants, and enjoys a daily meditation practice

Kellianne Knapp - FNP

Kelli was born and raised just south of Chicago, Illinois, and grew up mostly in Orland Park, Illinois. She graduated with an Associate Degree in Nursing in 2013 and began working as a pediatric nurse while cin 2015, She began Graduate School to become a family nurse practitioner.

Kelli graduated with her Master’s degree and Family Nurse Practitioner Degree in 2018 and that is when her Urgent Care Provider journey began. Kelli and her husband moved from Illinois to a small town in Minnesota called Morris, where she began seeing patients in a hospital and in Urgent Care.

While she loved small town living, her family needed a change in scenery, and moved to Colorado in February of 2022. Kelli began working at AFC Urgent Care shortly after. One thing Kelli has always found great about AFC is that all of our clinics provide a safe place for patients to come and receive care and help for their healthcare needs. From the front desk staff, to back office staff, management, and to all the providers, everyone involved always has the same goal: to help people and to promote health and wellness with compassion and empathy. Kelli says that she loves that being an NP here at AFC involves seeing patients and providing the resources needed to leave the clinic feeling a little better than when they came in.

When Kelli is not at work, she enjoys spending time with family and friends; having new experiences and adventures. She also enjoys hiking, exploring, and spending time outdoors with her husband.

Jaime Lecuyer - FNP

Jaime started her nursing career after graduating with her BSN degree from East Carolina University in 2013. She worked as a registered nurse in the emergency departments in Maryland and CO for 6 years before getting her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Northern Colorado in 2019. After certifying as a Family Nurse Practitioner, Jaime started her career working in primary care at Mednow Clinics in Denver.

Jaime was fortunate to start at AFC urgent care in 2021. She has found her home in the urgent care, as she enjoys the fast-paced environment and the ability to give immediate satisfaction to her patients through her care. She appreciates and respects the core values of AFC and is proud to be a part of a franchise that takes pride in providing excellent patient care.

Jaime grew up in Maryland but moved to Colorado to enjoy all the beauty this state has to offer. In her free time, she enjoys camping, hiking, biking, concerts, and spending time with her husband, daughter and 2 dogs.

Leah Musch - FNP

Leah started her career as a double major from UC Santa Cruz graduating with a Bachelors in Environmental studies and film, and digital marketing. She then started her medical pursuit by attending Missouri Western States University where she attended nursing school and later went on to graduate with a Master of Science in Nursing from Graceland University.

Leah enjoys skiing, hiking, and paddle boarding and loves the great outdoors of Colorado!

Leah likes working at AFC because of the amazing staff who operate with great teamwork and because she loves helping people.